I'm having a local gunshop order a detachable Colt carry handle for me, and I want to make sure I'm getting a genuine Colt part. Is there a way to tell from the markings which brand makes a carry handle? Any specific marks on a Colt carry handle?

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scottrh2 [Team Member]

7/8/2010 7:34:48 AM EDT

on the carry handle, no not really. You will find squares, "A"s, numbers, bird heads......all pretty common on most legit carry handles. I have a arms room full of ones taken off of real Colt M4s and the carry handles look pretty generic. There is no "C" like on the upper receiver.

Frens [Member]

7/8/2010 9:08:07 AM EDT

yup, no C on colt carry handles... anyway milspec CHs are different from commercial ones...

- milspec is 0.835" from picatinny top surface to base of rear sight
- commercial is 0.795" from picatinny top surface to base of rear sight

Boog [Member]

7/8/2010 11:29:49 AM EDT

Originally Posted By Frens:yup, no C on colt carry handles... anyway milspec CHs are different from commercial ones...

- milspec is 0.835" from picatinny top surface to base of rear sight
- commercial is 0.795" from picatinny top surface to base of rear sight

A milspec carry handle would go with an F front sight base, I assume? If I'm putting a Colt carry handle on a 20'' BCM complete upper, would I be fine?

Nichonator [Team Member]

7/8/2010 12:55:27 PM EDT

Mine came from Colt and has no marking I can find. Possibly something they sourced out. The one that came with my Armalite SPR has a 3 digit number and no other marks.

Alpha-Romeo3 [Team Member]

7/9/2010 3:05:33 PM EDT

Originally Posted By Boog:

A milspec carry handle would go with an F front sight base, I assume? If I'm putting a Colt carry handle on a 20'' BCM complete upper, would I be fine?